The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-02
FLORIDA.

The well known DeYar1nan hotel, of
Orange City, is advertised for SALE n
The steamer Fannie Louise has been sold.
Messrs Orman and Coombs were the pur-
chasers.
Orlando wants the government to supply
it with public building, and is getting up
petition.
Franklin county was carried by the Pro-
hibitionists in last weeks election by ma
jority of IL.
Pat Pope, of Apalachicola, has an oyster
shell in mis- shanty that measures 81 inches
in length and 81 inches in breadth.
A number of small cottages are in course
of erection in the western part of Orlando
Even in the dullest season Orlando is
steadily growing.
1t is reported that from this date the mail
service from Apalachicola and Carrahelle
will be discontinued. The government
claims that it does not pay expenses
w. A Baugh, of Indian river, brought a
carload Of bananas to Orlando last Friday
and disposed of them at good prices. An
other carload passed through the city on
the same day to points south of Orlando.
DIR. W. s. Townsend has sold to Davis.
Fish 81 Co., of Orlando S15 worth of SOUP
pernong grapes produced this season on his
place near that city. This is another indus
try from which can be derived a good
revenue.
There are now in the Orange county Jail
twenty three prisoners, of this number,
six, all white, are charged with murder, one
of whom is woman. Three of these are
from Hillsboro county, one from Polk one
from Lake and one from Osceola.
R. A. Bradham, of Sopchoppy is inter
ested in getting the Carrabelle and ITALIA
hassee railroad to run by his placs He has
his big turbine wheel in operation, and is
ready to crush the phosphates as soon as the
phosphate company get their crusher in.
A purse of 500 is being raised by sub
scription from DeLand business men for the
purpose of Offering it as prize to any two
clubs in the State who will play q series of
three games on the DeLand grounds, the
purse to go to the winner 1t is proposed to
get an excursion rate over the railroad and
to advertise the games extensively through
out the county and get large crowd into
town.
Herman Davis, one of DeLand's largest
merchants, made an assignment last week
to Jacksonville parties The firm of MUMMY,
Stockton a. Knight, of Jacksonville, sent
on bull and served an attachment on the
stock, but owing TO some error in the papers
the attachment did not hold good, and Mr..
Davis made an assignment by telegraph.
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business.
The stockholders Of the new bank 10 be
opened in Orlando about Oct. met Wednes-
day. 1.-THE Citizens National Bank of Or
lando" was selected as the name, and A. s.
Apgar, cashier Of the Merchants Exchange
Bank in New York city; H. S. Kedncy, L.
Q. Garrett, G.. w. Arnold, II. G. Garrett,
e. G.. Butt and G. r. PIERCE were elected
directors The board Of directors organized
by the election of l.. o. Garrett, President;
II. 5. kedney, Vice President, and II. G.
Garrett, Cashier. The capital stock is
$4,000
The Governor has appointed the following
Supervisors Of Registration: j. b. Dickens,
for Calhoun county; w. II. Trimmer for
Escambia county; Coke Weir, for Vousia
county; {. G Gum, for Walton county;
and has made the following appointments 10
other county offices: II. L. Berry, TO be
County Commissioner of Walton county /.
James Stanfil, 20 loo County Judge for Cal
houn county; w. ~ Sheffield, 60 be Sheriff
OF Columbia county; James b. Roberts, 10
be Commissioner OF the Provisional Munich
pality Of Pensacola.
Joseph II. Hall was foully murdered on
Fort Gadsden Creek, some twenty-five miles
from Apalachiooln, back Of the Backward
settlement last week He left his house 20
go for meal. Soon afterwHrd his wife
neaTd gunshois, aud later IN The